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J. J. JONES.

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JOSHUA J. JONES, 0F PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-THIRD T0 CHARLES P. TRIMBLE AND ONE-THIRD TO BRABAZON RUTHERFORD, BOTH OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA.

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Application filed January 3, 1914. Serial No. 810,156.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSHUA J. JoNEs, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Pittsburgh, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Boxes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to boxes and particularly to collapsible boxes which can be pressed into a substantially flat form to enable them. to be packed into the least possible amount of space and which can be opened into their required finished shape for use without the necessity of interfitting any parts or without any operation other than raising one or another of the flanges to its upright position.

The object of my invention is to provide a cheap, simple and eflicient form of box which will be strong and durable and which can be constructed from a square or other shaped piece of material without any irregular cutting or creasing.

A. further object of my invention is to provide a collapsible box wherein the flanges will be locked by the arrangement of the parts when in position so that the ordinary usage usually accompanying such boxes will not dislocate the same.

To these ends my invention consists, generally stated, in the novel arrangement, construction and combination of folded parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth and described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to manufacture and use my improved box I will describe the same more fully referring to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view or development of the blank form showing the creases and slots. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of one of the sections of the box in position ready for use. Fig. 3 is an end view of one of the sections of the box. Fig. 4 is a cross sectional view of one of the sections on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of one of the sections folded or collapsed. Fig. 6 is a similar view of the section folded or collapsed in a different manner. Fig. 7 is a partial development of a section creased to be folded as in Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a developed plan view of the blank form creased Specification of Letters Patent.

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and slotted in a different manner. Fig. 9 1s a perspective view of one of the sections showing a lock on a side and end of the box and one of the locks open and about to be passed into the slot. Fig. 10 is a partial side view of one of the sections showing the lock open. Fig. 11 is a top plan view in a collapsed position of the section shown in Fig. 7. Fig. 12 is a side view of the section shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 13 is a cross sectional view of the section on the line 13-13 of Fig. 9.

Like symbols of reference herein indicate like parts in each of the figures of the draw- 111g.

It is a well known fact that the present forms of boxes of the collapsible type are inadequate in many ways for the uses to which they might be put on account of their flimsy condition in that they can be readily pulled apart or the joints separated accidentally when carried.

My invention is for the purpose of providing a box which when used for holding sults, laundry or other articles will be as stable as the ordinary formed box and which can be manufactured from an ordinary square, oblong or other shaped piece of ma terial without any waste or expensive dies.

To illustrate my invention I refer to Fig. 1 which shows a developed plan view of a box formed of card-board or any other flexible material and I have preferred to show a section of my box in this figure wherein the looks or holding parts are located at the ends of the structure although this particular form is only one of the ways in which the section may be constructed. The blank A. may be of any shape or size and is shown as a rectangular piece of flexible material such as card-board, with the web 1 and the side flanges 2 and end flanges 3. These side and end flanges 2 and 3 respectively are bent upward on the lines 4 and 5 respectively, and the portions 6 are excluded from the inclosed section when bent on the lines 7 and 8. The line 7 forms the upright vertical corner crease and the portion 6 which is not creased rests againstthe end flange 2 while its lower end formed by the crease 8 coincides with the line 5 forming the crease between the web and said end flange. In order to bend the portion 6 into this position against the end flanges 2 the locking portion 9 which is included beportion so that the point 11 formed by the said portions when bent on the line 8 will be raised sufficiently to allow the same to pass into the slot 12 on the end flange 2, whereupon the said locking portion will straighten out and the said point 11 will rest on the web 1 on the inside of the sec tion. As the portions 6 and 9 thus assume their natural flat shape the corner of the box will be securely locked and can only be opened by exerting sul'licient pull on the portion 6 to cause the locking portion to be bent and thus allow both of said portions to be raised and withdrawn from the slot 12. This requires a great amount of pulling as the locking piece lies flat between the portion 6 and strip 13 formed by the crease 10 and slot 12 and it is necessary to draw the portion 6 upward until suflicient strength is exerted on the lower edge 8 of the locking portion to bend the same. The box section thus formed is also made collapsible by means of the creases l-fi on the side flanges 3 of the same and these creases are so arranged as to permit the section to collapse by the portions 15 included between the said creases 14E and flange crease 4: to fall upon the web 1 so that the triangular portions 16 will rest between the portions 15 and the end flanges 2 with their locked corners. This is only one of the ways in which this box section can be folded and Fig. 6 shows it folded in this manner while Fig. 5 shows it folded by omitting the creases 1 L from the side flanges 3 and placing creases 17 from the inner to the outer corners of the portions 6. When this form is collapsed the entire end flanges and lockings parts with the exception of the portions 18 will rest on the inside of the web 1 while said portions 18 will rest between the said end portions and the side flanges 3 so that when collapsed the section will be perfectly flat and either square or oblong in form.

It is obvious that the locking parts may be placed on the sides as readily as on the ends of the section and the form shown in Figs. 8, 9, 11 and 13 illustrate a section wherein a combination of both methods is used as each section has a locking part on each of its sides and ends. This form of section is folded from the same blank as that shown in Fig. 1 and is'the same in every respect except that the locking pieces 9 instead of being formed from the end or side flanges alone are alternated from side flange to end-flange so that the portions 6 are creased alternately and the slots 12 placed to correspond therewith. To provide for the collapsing of the section the creases 1d are placed in the end flanges 2 and the side flanges 3 as shown in Fig. 8 so that the box section when collapsed will present an appearance such as in Fig. 11.

t will readily be seen that my improved box can be made in any shape or any size and that the sections can be used interchangeably for body and lid. It will also be apparent that the lock can be further strengthened by placingan additional slot below the slot described andpassing the locking parts through both of such slots.

Various modifications and changes in the shape, design, construction and application of my improved box may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or" the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What'I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patentis 1. A box formed or a blank creased to provide side and end flanges and having integral corner portions creased to extend around the corner, locking portions creased from said flanges, and slots in said flanges into which said corner portions and said locking portions are passed to securely lock said flanges in position.

2. A box formed from a square or rectangular blank creased to provide side and end flanges, said creases extending to the outer edges of said blank in order to form square integral copper portions creased from said flanges, and diagonal creases in said flanges forming locking portions which together with saidcorner portions pass into slots in said flanges to securely lock the same in position.

In testimony whereof, I, the said JOSHUA J. Jonns, have hereunto set my hand.

JOSHUA J. JONES.

Witnesses:

T. B. HUMrHRIns, J. N. CooKn.

Copies of this patent may he obtained for five cents each, byaddressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington. D. G.

Correction in Letters Patent No. 126025/ J [t is hereby certified that the name of the second-mentioned assignee in Letters Patent No. 1,126,025, granted January 26, 1915, upon the application of J oshua, J Jones, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for an improvement in Boxes, was erroneously Written and printed as Brabazon Rutherford whereas said name should have been written and printed as Brabazon Rutlteifoord; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent- Office.

Signed and sealed this 13th day of April, A. D. 1915.

[SEAL-1 J. T. NEWTON.

Acting Commissioner of Patents. 

